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Originally Posted by HarryD View Post
Dick,

My original level sender started acting all kinds of crazy. I finally replaced it with a new unit.

When I first checked it against the dip stick, it was reading high. I pulled it back out and compared the bend of the arm in the old one against the new one when at full droop. I needed to bend the new arm slightly to get the same geometry. All is well now.

FWIW, you do NOT need to drain the oil to change the sender.
yup, that is how to synchronize the interior gauge with the oil level sending unit;-)

good add Harry


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